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James Ellis Burton 1868 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1868

Birth Location: De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 20 Feb 1929

Death Location: Grant, Arkansas, USA

Father: William Burton

Mother: Sarah Lokey

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James Ellis Burton was born in 1868 in De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA, the child of William Wesley Burton and Sarah M "Sis" Lokey. James Ellis Burton passed away in 1929 in Grant, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Ellis Burton was born in 1868 in De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA, the child of William Wesley Burton and Sarah M "Sis" Lokey.
  • James Ellis Burton passed away in 1929 in Grant, Arkansas, USA.

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James Burton's Ancestors

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James Burton
1868 – 1929
Birth Place: De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA
Parents
William Wesley Burton
1838 – 1900
Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
Sarah (M "Sis") Lokey
1840 – 1880
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Williams (Thomas) Burton
1801 – 1861
Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Mary (Elizabeth) Franklin
1811 – 1893
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Billings Burton
1775 – 1855
Mary Hilts
1769 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Burton
1750 – 1820
(Barbara) Steelman
1752 – 1794
Anthony Hilts
1741 – 1791
Mary Young
1741 – 1794

James Burton's Timeline

2 Records

1868
abt 1868
Birth of James Ellis Burton in De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA
De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA
1929
20 Feb 1929
Age 61
Death of James Ellis Burton in Grant, Arkansas, USA
Grant, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1868
    Event Place: De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1929
    Event Place: Grant, Arkansas, USA

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